Word Meaning 本国
ほんごく
hongoku
本国 is read as ほんごく (hongoku) and means country of one's ancestors.
Meaning
English
- country of one's ancestors
- this country
- suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state)
- colonizing country
- home country
- one's own country
- country of origin
Reading
Kana
ほんごく
Romaji
hongoku
Writing Variants
- 本国 ほんこく honkoku
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
31971年から1987年まで私の母は日本国有鉄道の駅員でした。
My mother was a Japanese National Railways station attendant from 1971 until 1987.
日本人は日本国内を見すぎて海外の状況を知らない。韓国人は日本ばっかり見て自国の現状を知らない。
The Japanese watch Japan too much and don't know the situation overseas. Koreans watch Japan only and don't know the situation of their own country.
弊社のエンジニアが日本国内で販売されている同様の製品と仕様を比較した結果、非常に競合力があると判断いたしました。
Our engineers compared this information with similar products being sold in Japan and concluded that they might compete very well.
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